Word: news
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...This news put Congressmen in an economizing mood. Senator Byrnes made another proposal, to knock a flat 10% off the Budget estimates for all expenses except payments on the public debt. In the House Republican John Taber of Aubun N. Y., moved to send the Department of Agriculture $925,000,000 appropriation bill back to the Committee to have 10% lopped off. The House did not want to economize on the farmers and New Dealers did not want to adopt a Republican's motion. Only 32 members voted...
Last week Commissioner Collier had more Indian news. With 3,500 more births than deaths each year, Indians are increasing at a more rapid rate than any other racial group in the U. S., he announced. Again, to the surprise of conclusion-jumpers, Commissioner Collier did not ascribe the increase to the redman's fecundity. Fewer deaths, not more births, accounted for the increase...
...unemployment when the job is finished. By last week construction on the Exposition was so delayed that the French Government frankly admitted that it could not possibly open May 1, the date originally set, but would now open on May 17. Premier Blum's political enemies received this news skeptically, felt that July was nearer the mark...
...Junior Varsity race which precedes the Varsity should be even more of a walk-away for the local crew, with the Tech second boat having a definite chance to edge Rutgers. News from the New Brunswick school says that their Jayvee boat is pretty weak this year...
...melee of newspaper films which has flooded the motion picture industry comes at last some really excellent entertainment. "Love is News" featuring Loretta Young and Tyronne Power provides amusement galore for a not too critical audience. Although the plot of the film is weak, good acting and sparkling humor soon overcome this drawback. Loretta Young plays the part of an heiress who decides to throw some of the publicity which has been hounding her over to Tyronne Power, a clever and particularly offending reporter. With this as its basis, the picture proceeds to develop to a high level of comedy...